Tech Desk 
Mar 04, 2025
Google Messages has introduced an artificial intelligence (AI) feature, aiming to help protect Android users from text messages scams.
Alphabet-owned Google announced this new AI-powered scam detection tool today alongside other features, including live location sharing in the Find My app for Android users and features specifically for Pixel owners, such as multicamera streaming support and new text-to-image options in Pixel Studio.
Scam detection in Google Messages works by monitoring SMS, MMS, and RCS messages in real-time for suspicious patterns. Once a likely scam has been identified, Google Messages will display a warning message to users that allows them to immediately dismiss it or report and block the sender.
According to Google, the feature is developed to tackle “conversational text scams that begin innocently” before later initiating nefarious schemes.
Google Messages Senior Product Manager Alberto Pastor Nieto stated: “Traditional spam protections are focused on protecting users before the conversation starts, and are less effective against these latest tactics from scammers that turn dangerous mid-conversation and use social engineering techniques.”
“To better protect users, we invested in new, intelligent AI models capable of detecting suspicious patterns and delivering real-time warnings over the course of a conversation, all while prioritizing user privacy,” Nieto added.
Scam detection is released in English and rolling out to the United States (US), United Kingdom (UK), and Canada first, with expansion to more countries coming “soon.” The feature is on by default and only monitors conversations with people who aren’t saved to your contacts list.
Google said all message processing occurs on devices to keep user conversations private. The feature can be disabled under Google Messages’ Spam Protection settings.
Moreover, Google is launching additional features only available on Pixel devices. Pixel 9 users can now connect GoPro cameras or other Pixel phones to their devices via Bluetooth and Wi-Fi to stream from different angles on compatible apps, including YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, and TikTok.
